CA1199847A - Eye lid fixer - Google Patents
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- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F9/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting-in contact lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F9/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting-in contact lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand
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Abstract
TITLE
EYE LID FIXER
INVENTOR
Nikola DOJCINOVSKI
ABSTRACT
A method of inserting a prosthesis, to eliminate the re-dundent tissue on the upper eyelid bounded by the supra orbi-tal crease utilizes a unique prosthesis comprising a flexible substrate, with adhesive on opposite sides thereof, means to temporarily cover the adhesive on each side, and means for readily removing the cover from either side so as to expose the adhesive substrate surface whereby the surface may be located on the upper eyelid, over redundent tissue, adjacent to the supra orbital crease of the eyelid so that when the eyelid is open, adjacent regions of redundent tissue on oppo-site sides of the supra orbital crease of the eyelid are held in juxtaposed relation, virtually eliminating the appearance of redundent tissue.
EYE LID FIXER
INVENTOR
Nikola DOJCINOVSKI
ABSTRACT
A method of inserting a prosthesis, to eliminate the re-dundent tissue on the upper eyelid bounded by the supra orbi-tal crease utilizes a unique prosthesis comprising a flexible substrate, with adhesive on opposite sides thereof, means to temporarily cover the adhesive on each side, and means for readily removing the cover from either side so as to expose the adhesive substrate surface whereby the surface may be located on the upper eyelid, over redundent tissue, adjacent to the supra orbital crease of the eyelid so that when the eyelid is open, adjacent regions of redundent tissue on oppo-site sides of the supra orbital crease of the eyelid are held in juxtaposed relation, virtually eliminating the appearance of redundent tissue.
Description
This invention relates to a prosthesis and to a cosmetic device and particularly to a prosthesis that, virtually, dis-i places redundent tissue of the upper eyelid.
It is well known in medicine that there is a largerportion of the population, than one would expect, who have, to a lesser or greater extent, redundent tissue o~ the upper eye-lid.
Depending upon the gravity of the problem, the eyelashes tend to turn inward and to scrape the cornea whereupon recti-fication is necessary by elepharoplasty. Certain people haveneurological problems associated with the eye and elepharo-plasty is not remedial.
In less acute situations, the redundent tissue of the drooping upper eyelid obscures vision.
It is an object of this invention to provide a pros-thesis, without incision to the exterior of the upper eyelid thereby to seam adjacent tissue bounded by the supra orbital crease and virtually rid, on a temporary basis, for about 24 hours, adjacent redundent tissue. 5uch technique is advanta-geous to those with neurological problems associated with the eyelid as it avoids surgery, and eliminates turned in eyelids and improves vision.
The invention therefore contemplates a method o inser-ting a prosthesis for rectifying redund nt tissue o~ the upper ; eyelid comprising the steps of:
(a) selecting a flexible sheet material of predeter-mined 8 ize;
(b) coating its one and obverse side with an adhesive material;
(c) closing one's eye and locating said sheet onto the exteri~r surface of the upper eyelid, at approximately the supra orbital crease; and, ~- (d) opening the eye to cause the adhesive sheet to fold into the supra orbital crease whereby the adhesive sur-:
faces of said sheet hold juxtaposed adjacent olds of the eyelid bounded by the supra orbital crease, where-upon the redundent tissue is virtually is gone.
The invention also contemplates a method of preparing a prosthesis for temporarily insertlng, in juxtaposition, on adjacen~ redundent tissues bounded by the supra orbital crease, of the upper eyelid, so as to make the eyelid appear virtually with no redundent tissue comprising the steps o~;
(a) select.ing a flexible sheet substrate formed into a crescent;
(b) coating one and the obverse surface of said subs-trate with a non-toxic adhesive;
(d) selecting a first and a second removable cover sheet, shaped to match said crescent; and, (e) placing first o sald cover sheets on said one side, and the second of said cover sheets on ~he obverse side.
The invention further contemplates a prosthesis for tem-porarily inserting, in juxtaposition, on adjacent redundent tissue bounded by the supra orbital crease so as to make the eyelid appear virtually with no redundent tissue comprising:
(a) a flexible sheet substrate formed into a crescent possessing adhesive surfaces on its one and obverse sides;
! (b) a pair of removable cover sheets temporarily affixed by said adhesive to each of said surfaces; and, (c) each pair sf said cover sheets sized to cover com-pletely each one of said adhesive surfaces and housing proximate ends abutting near the centre of said shee~
whereby the proximate ends, if pulledr provide ready means for removal of said pair of cover sheets from said one surface.
The invention will now be described by way of example and reference to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 i5 a visage illustrating the left eyalid incor-porating the prosthesis of this invention, the right eye with-out the same, and showing redundant tissue along the supra or-bital crease~
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a plurality of pros-theses in temporary juxtapositi.on one to the other Figure 3 is a section along lines II-II of figure 2 showing a section through one of said prostheses.
Figure 4 illustrates the first step in ~he placing, of the prosthesis on the upper eyelid.
Figure 5 is a section through a typical eye, illustra-ting eyelid closed with the prosthesis of figure 4 being moun-ted on the eyelid.
Figure 6 is the third step in the fixation of the pros-thesis according to this invention.
Figure 7 is the 4th and the securing step in the fix-ation of the prosthesis.
Referring to figure 1, the prosthesis according to this invention has been inserted upon the lef~ eyelid 10 and is hidden by the supra orbital crease 15 of that eyelid, that is disposed helow eyebrow 17 and above eyelash 19.
The right eye 20 shows redundent tissue 26 between eye-lash 29 and supra orbital crease 25. It is this redundent tissue 26 that is virtually removed by the prosthesis of this invention.
Referring to figure 2, a plurality of prostheses 30 are manufacturad as shown, each pro~thesis essentially in the form of a crescent, and removably at~ached one prosthesis from another as by perforations 35 therebetween. Referring to the section figure 3, each prosthesis 30 consists of a flexible substrate sheet material 35 such as p~per on one and obverse sides of the paper 35 i5 an inert adhesive material 36 that is non-toxic to the human skin and body. Typically the adhesive material is a non-toxic glue such as that provided by Swift Chemical Company of Bramalea under their trade mark Swift 6433~ ~esin Adhesive. Onto the adhesive on both one and obverse sides, a pair o~ cover members 40 and 50 are provided, 40' and 50' on the one side, and 40'l and 50" on the obverse side. Each o the cover members extend into a central tag 45 and 55 respectively, the tags in juxtapo~ition, but not having any adhesive material thereon. As illustrated in figure 3, utilizing the adjacent tags 55 and 45 each pair of cover sheets 40 and 50 on either side may be simplistically removed ~i to thereby expose the adhesively coated surEaces of the subst-rate.
Referring to figure ~, one of the crescent prostheses 30* is removed, as at figure 2, from the balance of perforated strip of prosthesis and the underside pair of cover sheets 40"
and 50" are removed by pulling, with one's finger, the taqs 55" and 45" and pulling the same upward, arrow as shown in phantom, in that figure. With the finger tips of the other hand 60, and referring to figure 4, the prosthesis is moved toward the redundent tissue of the upper eyelld (of the left most eye) and is pressed against the upper eyelid, as in figure 5, with the digit ~0 as shown by the arrow and placed just beneath the supra orbit~l crease 15 of that eyelid.
Using a pair of tweezers 70, and referring to igure 6, the obverse pair of ccvers 50" and 40" is simplistically removed ! by the tweezers engaging the opposite surfaces of the projec-ting tags 45" and 55" and pulling the tags of in the dire-ction of the arrow in figure 6.
Before opening the eye, alnd referring to figure 7, the prosthesis is secured fully onto the eyelid subjacent to the ; supra orbital ~rease, while the eyelid is still closed, by means of a pair o blunted sticks 80, which could be matche~
or the like and the prosthesis is "tapped down" onto the eye-lid. With the matches held by both hand~ of the user, know shown, the tips at the opposite distal ends of the prosthesis, the eye is then slowly opened and the prosthesis glides back into the supra orbital crease. With the eye ~ully open now, the obverse surface thereof adheres, because of the adhesive, to the adjacently dispo~ed tissue across the boundary of the ~` 30 crease 15 and thus the marginal tissue on either sides of the supra orbital crease are held in juxtaposition through the agency of the crescent prosthesis. Hence~ the left hand eye 10 of the wearer in figure l is achieved~ The procedure i5 repeated for the other eye. The adhesive lasts for approxi-mately 2~ hours whereupon the crescent prosthesis is removed as by washin~ ones eyelid with mild soap and water.
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Those skilled in the art will appreciate that such pros-thesis may now be modified in size and to some degree shape, without departing from the invention as claimed.
- 5a -SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSU~E
An alternative method of fabricating the aforesaid prosthesis includes a method of fabricating a prosthesis for rectifying redundan-t tissue bounded along the supra orbital crease of the upper eye lid comprising -the steps of;
(a) selecting a first, second and third flexible sheet material, the third sheet having width greater than the first and second sheets;
(b) coating one surface of the third sheet material with a non-toxic adhesive;
(c) folding said first and second sheets; and, (i) placing said folds adjacent one another where-by a portion of said first and second sheets are disposed in a mating juxtaposed manner, thereby forming a tag strip projecting from one surface of the first and second sheets;
(ii) placing the obverse sides of said first and second sheets in adhesive contact with the adhesive to cover the same;
td) die cutting, through said first and second sheet materials and the tag strip and through the adhesive thereunder whereby so to form on the third sheet material a plurality of adjacently disposed crescent units, each crescent unit being a crescent of adhesive superimposed by a pair of corresponding semi-crescent portion~ of said first and second sheet materials dis-posing a tab.
The embodiments of the aforesaid method according to my invention will now be described by way of example and refer-: 30 ence to the accompanying drawings in which;
Figure 8 is a perspective view of the fabricating steps.
Figure 9 is a section along IX-IX of figure 8.
Figure 10 is a perspective view of a length of a plura-lity of juxtaposed eye lid fixers according to the method of : figure.8.
Figure 11 i6 a section along XI-XI of figure 10.
A fir~t, second and third ~lexible sheet, 111, 112 and gLt~J
5b -113, preferably of endless paper, are arranged to be fed from continuous rolls 116, 117 and 118 respectively. Preferably each of the rolls are a paper sheet material wherein the width of the third sheet 113 is wider than either of the first and second sheets 111 and 112. Each of the first and second sheets 111 and 112 are of equal width and slightly wider than one half of the third sheet 113. As the third shee-t 113 is passed out of the roll 118 it travels beneath a nozzle 114 and onto its upper surface, a non-toxic adhesive, preferably a glue as aforesaid, 115, is sprayed thereon. The first and second sheets travel through respective pairs of orming rollers 116' and 117' whereupon to partially fold each sheet, in section as an "L", disposing the arm of the L as a tag ele-ment in a manner as herein described. The sheets then travel over idler rollers 119 and under a slotted mounting roller 121 wherein the tag elements travel through the roller slot in a juxtaposed manner to forrn a tag strip 120, under which the third sheet material 113 also passes so that the first and second sheet materials 111 and 112 are juxtaposed onto the adhesive while leaving a mating lap 120 being tag elements 120' and 120" extending upwards 21S seen in figure 8. l`he lap 120 or tag strip is folded over by forming device 123 so that in section, and referring to figure 9, the continuous sheet is now a sandwich with the subs-trate sheet 113, an adhesive interface 115 thereupon and the first and second sheet 112 and 111 thereover with a tag strip 1~0 formed by the overlap of the adjacent and relatively juxtaposed tag elements of the first and second sheet.
After the forming press 1~3 compression roller 124 firmly compresses the components of the now composite sheet while moving it onward down the line. ~ A die press and anvil - generally indicated as 150 cuts the continuous cornposite sheet into fixed lengths 155 while at the same time cutting into the first and second sheets and the tag strip as well as through the adhesive 115 but not into the substrate sheet 113 as shown in igures 10 and 11 -thereby forming a plurality, in figure 10, (of 14, only 11 are shown, 10 on the strip, the others - 5c -having been removed) of crescent units, now eye ]id fixers consisting of a pair of semi-crescent sheet portions 131 and 132 respectively cut from the continuous first and second sheets 111 and 112, the tags 125 formed therefrom and being a portion of the tag strip 120, and the crescent shaped adhesive 115 which adheres to the obverse faces of the semi-crescent portions 132 and 131 respectively.
In use, the strip lengths 155 are supplied to the ulti-mate consumer and by lifting tab 125 in a like manner as -tab 45 of figure 3, the crescent eye lid fixer 130 is removed from its strip disposing an exposed adhesive surface 115. That adhesive surface is placed, as in figure 7, upon the upper eyelid subjacent the orbital crease and because of the nature of the adhesive, when further pulling of the tag 125 takes place, the adhesive is left on the skin and is clearly removed from the semi-crescents 132 and 131 respectively. As explai-ned earlier in relation to figure 7, the balance of the proce-dure by the user can take place so that redundent tissue of the eyelid is formed away out of sight.
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It is well known in medicine that there is a largerportion of the population, than one would expect, who have, to a lesser or greater extent, redundent tissue o~ the upper eye-lid.
Depending upon the gravity of the problem, the eyelashes tend to turn inward and to scrape the cornea whereupon recti-fication is necessary by elepharoplasty. Certain people haveneurological problems associated with the eye and elepharo-plasty is not remedial.
In less acute situations, the redundent tissue of the drooping upper eyelid obscures vision.
It is an object of this invention to provide a pros-thesis, without incision to the exterior of the upper eyelid thereby to seam adjacent tissue bounded by the supra orbital crease and virtually rid, on a temporary basis, for about 24 hours, adjacent redundent tissue. 5uch technique is advanta-geous to those with neurological problems associated with the eyelid as it avoids surgery, and eliminates turned in eyelids and improves vision.
The invention therefore contemplates a method o inser-ting a prosthesis for rectifying redund nt tissue o~ the upper ; eyelid comprising the steps of:
(a) selecting a flexible sheet material of predeter-mined 8 ize;
(b) coating its one and obverse side with an adhesive material;
(c) closing one's eye and locating said sheet onto the exteri~r surface of the upper eyelid, at approximately the supra orbital crease; and, ~- (d) opening the eye to cause the adhesive sheet to fold into the supra orbital crease whereby the adhesive sur-:
faces of said sheet hold juxtaposed adjacent olds of the eyelid bounded by the supra orbital crease, where-upon the redundent tissue is virtually is gone.
The invention also contemplates a method of preparing a prosthesis for temporarily insertlng, in juxtaposition, on adjacen~ redundent tissues bounded by the supra orbital crease, of the upper eyelid, so as to make the eyelid appear virtually with no redundent tissue comprising the steps o~;
(a) select.ing a flexible sheet substrate formed into a crescent;
(b) coating one and the obverse surface of said subs-trate with a non-toxic adhesive;
(d) selecting a first and a second removable cover sheet, shaped to match said crescent; and, (e) placing first o sald cover sheets on said one side, and the second of said cover sheets on ~he obverse side.
The invention further contemplates a prosthesis for tem-porarily inserting, in juxtaposition, on adjacent redundent tissue bounded by the supra orbital crease so as to make the eyelid appear virtually with no redundent tissue comprising:
(a) a flexible sheet substrate formed into a crescent possessing adhesive surfaces on its one and obverse sides;
! (b) a pair of removable cover sheets temporarily affixed by said adhesive to each of said surfaces; and, (c) each pair sf said cover sheets sized to cover com-pletely each one of said adhesive surfaces and housing proximate ends abutting near the centre of said shee~
whereby the proximate ends, if pulledr provide ready means for removal of said pair of cover sheets from said one surface.
The invention will now be described by way of example and reference to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 i5 a visage illustrating the left eyalid incor-porating the prosthesis of this invention, the right eye with-out the same, and showing redundant tissue along the supra or-bital crease~
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a plurality of pros-theses in temporary juxtapositi.on one to the other Figure 3 is a section along lines II-II of figure 2 showing a section through one of said prostheses.
Figure 4 illustrates the first step in ~he placing, of the prosthesis on the upper eyelid.
Figure 5 is a section through a typical eye, illustra-ting eyelid closed with the prosthesis of figure 4 being moun-ted on the eyelid.
Figure 6 is the third step in the fixation of the pros-thesis according to this invention.
Figure 7 is the 4th and the securing step in the fix-ation of the prosthesis.
Referring to figure 1, the prosthesis according to this invention has been inserted upon the lef~ eyelid 10 and is hidden by the supra orbital crease 15 of that eyelid, that is disposed helow eyebrow 17 and above eyelash 19.
The right eye 20 shows redundent tissue 26 between eye-lash 29 and supra orbital crease 25. It is this redundent tissue 26 that is virtually removed by the prosthesis of this invention.
Referring to figure 2, a plurality of prostheses 30 are manufacturad as shown, each pro~thesis essentially in the form of a crescent, and removably at~ached one prosthesis from another as by perforations 35 therebetween. Referring to the section figure 3, each prosthesis 30 consists of a flexible substrate sheet material 35 such as p~per on one and obverse sides of the paper 35 i5 an inert adhesive material 36 that is non-toxic to the human skin and body. Typically the adhesive material is a non-toxic glue such as that provided by Swift Chemical Company of Bramalea under their trade mark Swift 6433~ ~esin Adhesive. Onto the adhesive on both one and obverse sides, a pair o~ cover members 40 and 50 are provided, 40' and 50' on the one side, and 40'l and 50" on the obverse side. Each o the cover members extend into a central tag 45 and 55 respectively, the tags in juxtapo~ition, but not having any adhesive material thereon. As illustrated in figure 3, utilizing the adjacent tags 55 and 45 each pair of cover sheets 40 and 50 on either side may be simplistically removed ~i to thereby expose the adhesively coated surEaces of the subst-rate.
Referring to figure ~, one of the crescent prostheses 30* is removed, as at figure 2, from the balance of perforated strip of prosthesis and the underside pair of cover sheets 40"
and 50" are removed by pulling, with one's finger, the taqs 55" and 45" and pulling the same upward, arrow as shown in phantom, in that figure. With the finger tips of the other hand 60, and referring to figure 4, the prosthesis is moved toward the redundent tissue of the upper eyelld (of the left most eye) and is pressed against the upper eyelid, as in figure 5, with the digit ~0 as shown by the arrow and placed just beneath the supra orbit~l crease 15 of that eyelid.
Using a pair of tweezers 70, and referring to igure 6, the obverse pair of ccvers 50" and 40" is simplistically removed ! by the tweezers engaging the opposite surfaces of the projec-ting tags 45" and 55" and pulling the tags of in the dire-ction of the arrow in figure 6.
Before opening the eye, alnd referring to figure 7, the prosthesis is secured fully onto the eyelid subjacent to the ; supra orbital ~rease, while the eyelid is still closed, by means of a pair o blunted sticks 80, which could be matche~
or the like and the prosthesis is "tapped down" onto the eye-lid. With the matches held by both hand~ of the user, know shown, the tips at the opposite distal ends of the prosthesis, the eye is then slowly opened and the prosthesis glides back into the supra orbital crease. With the eye ~ully open now, the obverse surface thereof adheres, because of the adhesive, to the adjacently dispo~ed tissue across the boundary of the ~` 30 crease 15 and thus the marginal tissue on either sides of the supra orbital crease are held in juxtaposition through the agency of the crescent prosthesis. Hence~ the left hand eye 10 of the wearer in figure l is achieved~ The procedure i5 repeated for the other eye. The adhesive lasts for approxi-mately 2~ hours whereupon the crescent prosthesis is removed as by washin~ ones eyelid with mild soap and water.
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Those skilled in the art will appreciate that such pros-thesis may now be modified in size and to some degree shape, without departing from the invention as claimed.
- 5a -SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSU~E
An alternative method of fabricating the aforesaid prosthesis includes a method of fabricating a prosthesis for rectifying redundan-t tissue bounded along the supra orbital crease of the upper eye lid comprising -the steps of;
(a) selecting a first, second and third flexible sheet material, the third sheet having width greater than the first and second sheets;
(b) coating one surface of the third sheet material with a non-toxic adhesive;
(c) folding said first and second sheets; and, (i) placing said folds adjacent one another where-by a portion of said first and second sheets are disposed in a mating juxtaposed manner, thereby forming a tag strip projecting from one surface of the first and second sheets;
(ii) placing the obverse sides of said first and second sheets in adhesive contact with the adhesive to cover the same;
td) die cutting, through said first and second sheet materials and the tag strip and through the adhesive thereunder whereby so to form on the third sheet material a plurality of adjacently disposed crescent units, each crescent unit being a crescent of adhesive superimposed by a pair of corresponding semi-crescent portion~ of said first and second sheet materials dis-posing a tab.
The embodiments of the aforesaid method according to my invention will now be described by way of example and refer-: 30 ence to the accompanying drawings in which;
Figure 8 is a perspective view of the fabricating steps.
Figure 9 is a section along IX-IX of figure 8.
Figure 10 is a perspective view of a length of a plura-lity of juxtaposed eye lid fixers according to the method of : figure.8.
Figure 11 i6 a section along XI-XI of figure 10.
A fir~t, second and third ~lexible sheet, 111, 112 and gLt~J
5b -113, preferably of endless paper, are arranged to be fed from continuous rolls 116, 117 and 118 respectively. Preferably each of the rolls are a paper sheet material wherein the width of the third sheet 113 is wider than either of the first and second sheets 111 and 112. Each of the first and second sheets 111 and 112 are of equal width and slightly wider than one half of the third sheet 113. As the third shee-t 113 is passed out of the roll 118 it travels beneath a nozzle 114 and onto its upper surface, a non-toxic adhesive, preferably a glue as aforesaid, 115, is sprayed thereon. The first and second sheets travel through respective pairs of orming rollers 116' and 117' whereupon to partially fold each sheet, in section as an "L", disposing the arm of the L as a tag ele-ment in a manner as herein described. The sheets then travel over idler rollers 119 and under a slotted mounting roller 121 wherein the tag elements travel through the roller slot in a juxtaposed manner to forrn a tag strip 120, under which the third sheet material 113 also passes so that the first and second sheet materials 111 and 112 are juxtaposed onto the adhesive while leaving a mating lap 120 being tag elements 120' and 120" extending upwards 21S seen in figure 8. l`he lap 120 or tag strip is folded over by forming device 123 so that in section, and referring to figure 9, the continuous sheet is now a sandwich with the subs-trate sheet 113, an adhesive interface 115 thereupon and the first and second sheet 112 and 111 thereover with a tag strip 1~0 formed by the overlap of the adjacent and relatively juxtaposed tag elements of the first and second sheet.
After the forming press 1~3 compression roller 124 firmly compresses the components of the now composite sheet while moving it onward down the line. ~ A die press and anvil - generally indicated as 150 cuts the continuous cornposite sheet into fixed lengths 155 while at the same time cutting into the first and second sheets and the tag strip as well as through the adhesive 115 but not into the substrate sheet 113 as shown in igures 10 and 11 -thereby forming a plurality, in figure 10, (of 14, only 11 are shown, 10 on the strip, the others - 5c -having been removed) of crescent units, now eye ]id fixers consisting of a pair of semi-crescent sheet portions 131 and 132 respectively cut from the continuous first and second sheets 111 and 112, the tags 125 formed therefrom and being a portion of the tag strip 120, and the crescent shaped adhesive 115 which adheres to the obverse faces of the semi-crescent portions 132 and 131 respectively.
In use, the strip lengths 155 are supplied to the ulti-mate consumer and by lifting tab 125 in a like manner as -tab 45 of figure 3, the crescent eye lid fixer 130 is removed from its strip disposing an exposed adhesive surface 115. That adhesive surface is placed, as in figure 7, upon the upper eyelid subjacent the orbital crease and because of the nature of the adhesive, when further pulling of the tag 125 takes place, the adhesive is left on the skin and is clearly removed from the semi-crescents 132 and 131 respectively. As explai-ned earlier in relation to figure 7, the balance of the proce-dure by the user can take place so that redundent tissue of the eyelid is formed away out of sight.
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Claims (13)
1. A method of inserting a prosthesis for rectifying redun-dent tissue bounded along the supra orbital crease of the upper eyelid comprising the steps of:
(a) selecting a flexible sheet material of predeter-mined size;
(b) coating its one and obverse side with an adhesive material;
(c) closing one's eye and locating said sheet onto the exterior surface of the upper eyelid, at approximately the supra orbital crease; and, (d) opening the eye to cause the adhesive sheet to fold into the supra orbital crease whereby the adhesive sur-faces of said sheet hold juxtaposed adjacent folds of the eyelid bounded by the supra orbital crease, where-upon the redundent tissue is virtually is gone.
(a) selecting a flexible sheet material of predeter-mined size;
(b) coating its one and obverse side with an adhesive material;
(c) closing one's eye and locating said sheet onto the exterior surface of the upper eyelid, at approximately the supra orbital crease; and, (d) opening the eye to cause the adhesive sheet to fold into the supra orbital crease whereby the adhesive sur-faces of said sheet hold juxtaposed adjacent folds of the eyelid bounded by the supra orbital crease, where-upon the redundent tissue is virtually is gone.
2. A method of preparing a prosthesis for rectifying redun-dent tissue bounded along the supra orbital crease of the upper eyelid comprising the steps of;
(a) selecting a flexible sheet material of predeter-mined size;
(b) coating its one and obverse side with an adhesive material; and, (c) placing a removable cover sheet over each said adhesive surface.
(a) selecting a flexible sheet material of predeter-mined size;
(b) coating its one and obverse side with an adhesive material; and, (c) placing a removable cover sheet over each said adhesive surface.
3. A method of preparing a prosthesis for temporarily in-serting, in juxtaposition, on adjacent redundent tissues boun-ded by the supra orbital crease, of the upper eyelid, so as to make the eyelid appear virtually with no redundent tissue com-prising the steps of;
(a) selecting a flexible sheet substrate formed into a crescent;
(b) coating one and the obverse surface of said subs-trate with a non-toxic adhesive;
(d) selecting a first and a second removable cover sheet, shaped to match said crescent; and, (e) placing first of said cover sheets on said one side, and the second of said cover sheets on the obverse side.
(a) selecting a flexible sheet substrate formed into a crescent;
(b) coating one and the obverse surface of said subs-trate with a non-toxic adhesive;
(d) selecting a first and a second removable cover sheet, shaped to match said crescent; and, (e) placing first of said cover sheets on said one side, and the second of said cover sheets on the obverse side.
4. The method as claimed in claim 3, including the step of selecting two pairs of cover sheets and placing one of said pairs on one side and the other of said pairs on the obverse side.
5. The method as claimed in claim 3, including the step of placing, on each cover sheet, a tag for holding and for re-moving said cover sheet from said substrate.
6. A prosthesis for temporarily inserting, in juxtaposi-tion, on adjacent redundent tissue bounded by the supra orbi-tal crease so as to make the eyelid appear virtually with no redundent tissue comprising;
(a) a flexible sheet substrate formed into a crescent possessing adhesive surfaces on its one and obverse sides;
(b) a pair of removable cover sheets temporarily af-fixed by said adhesive to each of said surfaces; and, (c) each pair of said cover sheets sized to cover comp-letely each one of said adhesive surfaces and housing proximate ends abutting near the centre of said sheet whereby the proximate ends, if pulled, provide ready means for removal of said pair of cover sheets from said one surface.
(a) a flexible sheet substrate formed into a crescent possessing adhesive surfaces on its one and obverse sides;
(b) a pair of removable cover sheets temporarily af-fixed by said adhesive to each of said surfaces; and, (c) each pair of said cover sheets sized to cover comp-letely each one of said adhesive surfaces and housing proximate ends abutting near the centre of said sheet whereby the proximate ends, if pulled, provide ready means for removal of said pair of cover sheets from said one surface.
7. The prosthesis as claimed in claim 6, wherein both said one and obverse adhesive surfaces have a pair of cover sheets removably adhering to the same.
8. The prosthesis as claimed in claim 6 or 7, wherein the adhesive surfaces include a non toxic glue.
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9. A method of fabricating a prosthesis for rectifying redundant tissue bounded along the supra orbital crease of the upper eye lid comprising the steps of;
(a) selecting a first, second and third flexible sheet material, the third sheet having width greater than the first and second sheets;
(b) coating one surface of the third sheet material with a non-toxic adhesive;
(c) folding said first and second sheets; and, (i) placing said folds adjacent one another where-by a portion of said first and second sheets are disposed in a mating juxtaposed manner, thereby forming a tag strip projecting from one surface of the first and second sheets;
(ii) placing the obverse sides of said first and second sheets in adhesive contact with the adhesive to cover the same;
(d) die cutting, through said first and second sheet materials and the tag strip and through the adhesive thereunder whereby so to form on the third sheet material a plurality of adjacently disposed crescent units, each crescent unit being a crescent of adhesive superimposed by a pair of corresponding semi-crescent portions of said first and second sheet materials dispo-sing a tab.
(a) selecting a first, second and third flexible sheet material, the third sheet having width greater than the first and second sheets;
(b) coating one surface of the third sheet material with a non-toxic adhesive;
(c) folding said first and second sheets; and, (i) placing said folds adjacent one another where-by a portion of said first and second sheets are disposed in a mating juxtaposed manner, thereby forming a tag strip projecting from one surface of the first and second sheets;
(ii) placing the obverse sides of said first and second sheets in adhesive contact with the adhesive to cover the same;
(d) die cutting, through said first and second sheet materials and the tag strip and through the adhesive thereunder whereby so to form on the third sheet material a plurality of adjacently disposed crescent units, each crescent unit being a crescent of adhesive superimposed by a pair of corresponding semi-crescent portions of said first and second sheet materials dispo-sing a tab.
10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the sheet material selected is paper.
11. The method as claimed in claim 9 or 10, wherein the non-toxic adhesive is a non-toxic glue.
12. A longitudinal strip disposing a plurality of crescent adhesive prostheses for temporarily inserting, in juxtaposi-tion, on adjacent redundent tissue bounded by the supra orbital crease so as to make the eyelid appear virtually with no redundent tissue comprising:
(a) a flexible sheet substrate possessing a non-toxic removably adhesive surface on one of its sides;
(b) a first and second longitudinal flexible sheet material, each longitudinally folded and relatively positioned with their respective longitudinal folds abutting therealong to form a mating seam, the sheets being, in respective cross-section, in one direction from the mating seam juxtaposed, and in other direction in covering, mating contact, with the adhesive material;
and, (c) wherein said first and second cover sheets and the subjacent adhesive material are cut into crescents serially disposed over the flexible sheet substrate.
(a) a flexible sheet substrate possessing a non-toxic removably adhesive surface on one of its sides;
(b) a first and second longitudinal flexible sheet material, each longitudinally folded and relatively positioned with their respective longitudinal folds abutting therealong to form a mating seam, the sheets being, in respective cross-section, in one direction from the mating seam juxtaposed, and in other direction in covering, mating contact, with the adhesive material;
and, (c) wherein said first and second cover sheets and the subjacent adhesive material are cut into crescents serially disposed over the flexible sheet substrate.
13. The strip as claimed in claim 12, wherein the sheet materials are paper.
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